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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · Apr 16

Just joined Bluesky and thought an intro was necessary🤍 I’m super excited to grow my book lovers community on #BookSky!!
#romancebooks #indieauthor #writer #newadult

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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · Jun 20

that feeling when you get approved for the arc you’ve been dying to get🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻 #booksky

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · Jun 19

i’m so jealous this is SO FREAKING CUTE

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · Jun 17

i do not stand for this ali hazelwood hate. how dare anyone treat my favorite author like this #booksky

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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · Jun 15

i will have to check it out i’ve heard SO MANY GOOD THINGS about this author!!

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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · Jun 15

Yes. Ali absolutely does no wrong!! Her latest release is SPECTACULAR.

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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · Jun 15

finally took the dive into literary fiction… please give me recs!! (preferably books with a hint of romance) #booksky

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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · Jun 8

also, just reread the entire off-campus series since the preview of them filming got me SO excited and UGH. how long do i have to wait before rereading AGAIN???!? #booksky #offcampus

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · Jun 8

love a reading sunday! here’s my lazy ootd and current read💓 #booksky

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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · Jun 7

was going through a rough patch writing was… just wrote my first word in two weeks and not to be dramatic but it feels like coming home lol #writer #booksky

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · Jun 2

this book was a 100000/10

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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 31

little late to #SEAsianPit but here’s my wip!! #w #na #cr

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 7

BAD DATE BLOG: How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days x Beach Read

A year after a bad date, Brynn and Marcus spend a summer in SF competing for the same full-time position.

🌉 Dual-POV
🤍AAPI representation
👁️ STEM slow-burn
💐Enemies to lovers

#questpit #w #a #r #agentsguide #aapirep

PITCH: Brynn Lee is freshly post-grad and desperate to prove herself to her mother. Marcus Locklear recently dropped out of med school to support his younger sister. A year after a bad hookup, the two find themselves competing for the same position at a literary blog that converts science into stories. The only problem? Brynn knows nothing about science, and Marcus hasn't written anything longer than a lab report. After a drunk evening, the two strike a deal: he'll teach her the science she's faking; she'll teach him how to write like it matters. But with only one full-time position and feelings nobody expected to catch, someone is bound to lose-just hopefully not each other.

COMPS:
You Between The Lines by Katie Naymon
How To End A Love Story by Yulin Kuang
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

FIRST LINES: NEW ADULT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE FIRST LINES
"If I was going to eat a man, I'd probably start with their eyes." I take a sip of my espresso martini and rest my bare elbow against the wooden bar top, ignoring the unknown liquids touching my skin.
Leah, my best friend and life coach and everything in between, sets her drink down, gripping it by the stem.
"I called you a maneater, Brynn. I didn't ask what part of a man you'd eat. What's wrong with you?" I shrug. "In Chinese culture, you're considered very lucky if they let you eat the fish's eye at dinner."

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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 14

bridgerton’s new sneak peak has me SO excited how am i supposed to wait until 2026 #bridgerton

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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 14

i have finals right now… but am ITCHING to read carley fortune’s new book😭😭 #booksky

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 12

read november 9 by colleen hoover years ago… was so upset by the ending i didn’t pick up another book for 3 months

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PAPERBEATSSCISSORS! @paperbeatsscissors.com · May 12

vibe for the week

two friends talk to each other

text:
I THINK
I KNOW WHERE
YOUR COLORS
COME FROM

FROM THE
HAPPINESS OF
THE EARTH
IN THE LIGHT

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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 12

ignore my half eaten protein bar but this is my favorite book to reread any time all the time #booksky #romcom

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 12

omg stop i have so much to say. sending you a message so we can be bookish together🤍

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 12

when i saw josh heuston casted (even though he’s not an mmc) i was GAGGED.

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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 10

going to use ✨shagadelic✨ the next time i do a swap

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 10

nothing better than a matcha and a secondhand book📖 currently rereading beach read to prep for summer☀️ #booksky

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 10

such helpful feedback thank you!! will have to retrace my steps and see where/why inspiration struck

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 10

yes so helpful! i always find that taking myself out of the reality of my page and into my own reality helps sooo much

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 10

such amazing advice!! going to dive into one of my paperbacks tonight to get back into my roots 🌱

written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 10

how do you overcome writer’s block can someone let me know😭 #booksky #writer

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written by ashley🍸 @writtenbyashley.bsky.social · May 9

everyone is really upset about the casting for elle kennedy’s off-campus series adaptation but idk i kinda love it? #booksky #ellekennedy #offcampus #thedeal

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